Mammalian Basal Metabolic Rate is Proportional to Body Mass^⅔.¶
White, C. R., & Seymour, R. S. (2003). Mammalian Basal Metabolic Rate is Proportional to Body Mass^2/3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 100(7), 4046-4049.
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- Allometry and Scaling Law
- Understanding the typical exponent allows practitioners to identify and investigate deviations.
This sourceRe-analysis controlling for body temperature, digestive state, and phylogeny finds the metabolic scaling exponent nearer 2/3 than 3/4, demonstrating exponents are typical rather than invariant.
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White and Seymour fit BMR to M^2/3 and then treat the leftover variation as the place to look for causes, but they never state a general rule about practitioners using exponents to spot deviations.
“Many factors have been suggested as proximal causes for the residual differences in mammalian BMR, and investigation of these factors is likely to continue to be a fruitful area of investigation in the future.”
- Understanding the typical exponent allows practitioners to identify and investigate deviations.
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